A girl's haunted face drives home the plight of child refugees – as she flees war-torn BRITAIN.

Harrowing scenes in the film by charity Save the Children show the 13-year-old, played by Lily Rose Aslandogdu, living in a bombed British city.

Gunmen in balaclavas are shooting people in the streets and her mum buys her a place on an inflatable boat bound for France – but it sinks.

A young British girl fleeing war in the UK (Image: Don't Panic for Save the Children)

Two-minute drama Still The Most Shocking Second A Day is a sequel to The Most Shocking Second A Day, viewed 50 million times on YouTube. It is intended to put the situation in southern Europe into perspective.

Still the Most Shocking Second a Day (Image: Don't Panic for Save the Children)

A spokesman for Save the Children said: “The video highlights the terrifying reality for children fleeing conflict. Over 325,000 children have crossed the Mediterranean and Aegean, fleeing war, poverty and persecution in search of a better, safer life.”